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Major League Soccer set its eyes on St. Paul Wednesday in an effort to get a franchise to Minnesota. The league was originally looked at Minneapolis as the site for their soccer stadium, the Star Tribune reported.

The FBI has started an investigation into possible corruption at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, where two inmates escaped earlier this month, CNN reported.
Allegations of drug trafficking and other criminal actions among inmates and prison employees at the prison near the Canadian border will be examined, according to CNN.

When the SpaceX rocket exploded after launching on Sunday, Minnehaha Academy lost experiments that they had hoped would make it to the International Space Station, according to CBS Minnesota.
The article states that the experiment that was loaded onto the rocket was the third that the academy had developed for NASA. The experiment focused on the effects of spaceflight on the growth of bacteria.

Northwoods League action continues through holiday weekend
With the Fourth of July this weekend, most athletes receive the week off of competition. But not the Northwoods League, including many Gophers’ baseball players.
If you are heading out of town to the Rochester of Duluth areas of Minnesota, there will be games all weekend for you to enjoy.

There are few summer style sins greater than wearing shorts. Even though shorts have been slimmed and trimmed over the past few years, they’re still synonymous with struggle fits and are rarely worn by the few people who can actually pull them off without looking ridiculous and lame.

The thrift store chain Savers has agreed to pay out $1.8 million to several charities and be more transparent in its business practices to settle last month’s lawsuit filed by Minnesota's Attorney General Lori Swanson, the Pioneer Press reported.
The suit alleged the company misled donors and consumers in its marketing, wrote the Pioneer Press.

We all know Twitter is great for a lot of things, whether it’s skimming headlines, sharing pictures of your cute pet or just plain old lurking. But even if you think you’ve curated the perfect feed, adding some novelty accounts can’t hurt. To get started, here are three accounts that can add humor and new perspective to your day. These novelty accounts remind one of the absurdity of Twitter and life itself.

A new petition aims to change the name of Minneapolis’ Lake Calhoun.
After the recent shooting in Charleston allegedly perpetrated by a man with white supremacist beliefs, many are ready to rename Lake Calhoun. The petition read, “(John C.) Calhoun went as far as to call slavery ‘a positive good.’ His name and legacy should not be honored anywhere,” reported Star Tribune.

EBay announced today that it would no longer sell Confederate flags and other similarly-themed merchandise, calling it a "contemporary symbol of divisiveness and racism," the Associate Press reports.
EBay joins Walmart, Amazon, Etsy and Sears, who have carried out bans of Confederate flag merchandize, according to CNN.

The Twin Cities radio dials offers slim pickings when it comes to enjoyable playlists. The Current’s eclectic rotation never fails (though can be a tad predictable at times), and Radio K provides a great introduction to new artists destined to be spun on the Current in a year, as well as shows that delve into underappreciated genres deserving of more attention and appreciation.

Golden Valley based food manufacturer General Mills announced Monday that they will be removing artificial coloring and flavoring from its cereals, according to the Star Tribune.
The article states that the cuts will begin with the Trix, Cocoa Puffs, and Reese’s Puffs lines of cereal, which are to be cut by the end of 2015.